bookbashuk Chapter 26 Meeting Held
Chapter 26 Meeting Held
The arrival of martial arts leaders from other martial arts schools at the Sky Arena naturally attracted attention, especially since Barn Frank had been receiving these people for the past few days.
Furthermore, it was already announced in advance that this meeting was different from the usual meetings.
It was a "Martial Arts Conference," just like the grand conference where martial arts schools from all over the world united to build this Sky Arena.
More than 700 people participated in this meeting.
Fortunately, Sky Arena has enough space to hold meetings.
This meeting was arranged directly on the top floor, and the venue was set up in the fighting tournament area.
The entire area was renovated and transformed into a conference room.
The area includes the "Directors" area, the Chief Referee area, the Referee area, the area for senior executives, and the area for representatives of various martial arts schools.
The "protagonist" of this meeting was Lucky Phoenix.
"Barn, are you paving the way for your son?" The meeting hadn't even started yet, and everyone was chatting amongst themselves. Since Barn was the one who started the meeting, naturally many people were asking him questions.
"That's one way to put it, but it's also related to the current situation of Sky Arena."
Some actions cannot be hidden; a large-scale investigation will easily uncover them.
Although the specific issue being raised is still unclear, some things can be guessed.
This will naturally cause dissatisfaction among many vested interests.
The meeting is scheduled for 10:00 AM.
Everyone began to take their seats in turn.
The meeting was chaired by Barn Frank; it was not yet time for Lucci to make his appearance.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I am Barn Frank, one of the chief referees of the Sky Arena." He began by introducing himself, since not everyone knew him.
"Those who can come here are either high-ranking members of the Sky Arena or well-known figures in the martial arts world. The main reason I'm holding this meeting today is because I'm worried about the current situation at the Sky Arena..."
Barn briefly explained the reasons for convening the meeting, and also emphasized the authority of the chief referee in the Sky Arena.
Some newly established martial arts schools are paying close attention to this.
"Alright, let's get down to business!" One of the "directors" was already getting impatient.
As a martial artist, I don't like such tedious meetings.
Previous meetings were basically just to confirm everyone's rights and then divide the profits from the Sky Arena.
For some, Sky Arena is in a good position right now.
"Before we get to the main topic, I have some information that I hope you can take a look at."
The staff began to enter, all pushing carts loaded with thick stacks of materials. Given the large number of attendees, distributing the materials was quite a hassle.
"Everyone can take a look at this information about Sky Arena."
Soon everyone in the room was flipping through it.
It contains information about corruption and bribery in various Sky Arena tournaments, and even intelligence on match-fixing among players.
Of course, there are also the annual revenue reports for Sky Arena.
It took a lot of money to figure these things out.
They knew the Sky Arena was profitable, but they never imagined it would be this profitable. Many martial artists couldn't help but breathe heavily when they saw the money figures on it.
The allure of money is something not everyone can resist.
Of course, many martial artists slammed their fists on the table and started cursing, specifically those who had fixed matches, saying they had utterly disgraced the martial arts profession.
Such a person cannot be called a martial artist at all.
Even the "board members" looked at each other and glanced at some of the "board members" from previous years.
Some martial artists who became "directors" for the first time only then realized that there were so many shady dealings involved.
No wonder they have been growing stronger over the years, opening martial arts schools all over the world and gaining fame.
"The Sky Arena has been established for thirty-three years and is already a world-renowned martial arts mecca. Many rules were established from the beginning, but there are also many deficiencies. Neither the chief referee nor the board members have played their due roles..."
Before he could finish speaking, these words caused a huge uproar.
"Barn, what are you doing? We will never agree to this." One of the "directors" stood up and questioned him directly.
There was even a hint of murderous intent, clearly indicating that this person was a beneficiary of the system.
Taking someone's money is like killing their parents; they certainly won't accept that.
Some of the chief referees were also surprised, not expecting Barn to go this far.
As a freelance martial artist, he had no real foundation.
"Why the rush? The Sky Arena is indeed very unreasonable right now, and this way of operating it will only ruin it," said Byonde Netero.
The sound was very loud, and it even used Nen abilities.
Suppress all sound immediately.
"Besides, isn't this supposed to be discussed in a meeting?"
When Yang De spoke up, everyone gave him face, since this whole situation was facilitated by the Heart Source Flow.
Barn thanked him and then continued.
"The purpose of this meeting is to carry out a comprehensive overhaul of Sky Arena."
"As for the details of the rectification, my son, Lucky Phoenix, will explain them." Barn began to hand the stage over to Lucky.
Meanwhile, everyone else started talking about it.
Some people didn't know Lucci, while others were wondering what this had to do with Lucci.
Barn's son? Why is one Frank and the other Phoenix?
And what's the point of Barn promoting his own son?
Even if the other party is a disciple of the Heart Source School, there are some things that cannot be given up by a mere title.
Lu Qi then went up on stage, along with many staff members, to install the projection equipment.
Many others are also preparing.
Lucci's age is surprising.
Lucci first introduced himself and explained his current position in the Sky Arena.
"I believe you have all seen these survey data. I can tell you that this is only a very superficial survey. There is still much that has not been found."
"Of course, this meeting is not about assigning blame, but about how Sky Arena must make changes to address these issues." With so many people involved and no corresponding organization in place, it's naturally difficult to assign blame.
There's nothing we can do about it.
Even he himself was among the "beneficiaries".
Instead of revealing his plan, Lucci began to explain some of the problems with the Sky Arena and why they had arisen.
There were also criticisms of the Sky Arena's administrative structure.
This sets the stage for what follows.
Then the projector turns on.